Mensa Mensa IQ Numerical Pattern Recognition 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Find the next term: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?
- 12
- 13 (Correct answer)
- 14
- 15
Correct answer: 13
These are consecutive prime numbers, so after 11 comes 13.
Question 2: What comes next: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, ?
- 120
- 140
- 160 (Correct answer)
- 100
Correct answer: 160
Each term doubles, so 80×2=160.
Question 3: Complete: 1, 8, 27, 64, ?
- 100
- 121
- 125 (Correct answer)
- 144
Correct answer: 125
These are cubes (1³,2³,3³,4³,5³), so 5³=125.
Question 4: Next number: 90, 78, 66, 54, ?
- 42 (Correct answer)
- 40
- 44
- 48
Correct answer: 42
Each term decreases by 12, so 54-12=42.
Question 5: What is the missing value: 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, ?
- 42
- 45
- 49 (Correct answer)
- 64
Correct answer: 49
These are squares of 2,3,4,5,6,7, so 7²=49.
Question 6: Find the next: 1, 2, 6, 24, 120, ?
- 600
- 720 (Correct answer)
- 480
- 840
Correct answer: 720
Each term is multiplied by the next integer (factorials), so 120×6=720.
Question 7: What completes: 11, 22, 33, 44, ?
- 55 (Correct answer)
- 54
- 66
- 50
Correct answer: 55
Each term increases by 11, so 44+11=55.
Mensa Mensa IQ Numerical Pattern Recognition 3
Find the next term: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, ?